Take the two-year-old "baby" and rent a car and drive around Yunnan and Guizhou (Part 2): Yunnan Chapter

At the end of 2018, "Bao Bao" was 1 year old and 10 months old, and took him to Yun and Gui, accompanied by his grandmother (LP), Bao Dad (children), and Bao Ma (little daughter-in-law). Walking route: Xiamen → Guiyang → Xijiang Miao Village → Guiyang → Anshun → Kunming → Dali → Lijiang → Diqing (Tiger Leaping Gorge) → Dali → Kunming → Xiamen. Among them: Xiamen→Guiyang, Kunming→Xiamen take the plane; Guiyang→Anshun, Anshun→Kunming take the high-speed rail; rent a car for the rest of the itinerary (Guiyang, Anshun, Kunming). The travel expenses are fully covered by "Baby Dad", and I am only responsible for the route, so the cost is hard to describe.

2018.12.18 (D7), leave Anshun for Kunming today, take the G2111 high-speed rail (Changsha South-Kunming South), pass Anshun West Station at 11:32. Because of ample time, we had breakfast at 9:10, checked out and set off from Yuantong Heyue Resort Hotel at 10:25, but unexpectedly encountered traffic jams, drove 11 kilometers for nearly 40 minutes, and it was very tight to get to the West Railway Station. Hastily returned the car to "Ehii Car Rental", passed the security check, entered the station, and walked to the waiting hall G2111 times and the ticket inspection has begun.

Arrived at Kunming South Railway Station at 13:41, called "Tianxiaxing Car Rental", and the other party asked us to wait at "Kunming South Railway Station Bus Passenger Transport Center". The car we reserved was already on the way to South Railway Station. "Tianxiaxing" is a company headquartered in Xiamen. We contacted the car rental through its headquarters and gave some discounts. This company did not set up a store at Kunming South Railway Station, but promised to send the car to South Railway Station for handover. When the car arrived at 14:17, Baoba and "Tianxiaxing" customer service handled the handover, and the customer service left by the subway.

The South Railway Station is located in Chenggong District of Kunming City, which is the former Chenggong County, which is considered to be the outskirts of Kunming City. The "Runheng Hotel" we booked online is located in the Xishan District of the old city of Kunming, 37 kilometers away. After picking up the car, go immediately . There was almost no fuel in the fuel tank. First, I found a place to refuel, then galloped all the way, and arrived at the hotel at 15:32. "Runheng Hotel" has quite large rooms, and Baoba said that it is also quite cost-effective, especially with a dedicated parking lot, which is very suitable for self-driving.

Because I have to come to Kunming again (flight) when I return to Xiamen, this time I don’t plan to stop in Kunming for a long time, and I plan to go to Dali tomorrow morning. The only arrangement today is to take the baby to see "Duck". "Duck duck" is the red-billed gull, which flies from Siberia to Kunming every winter. The baby calls all birds that can swim on the water surface "duck duck", and also has a soft spot for watching "duck". When I came to Kunming in 2015, I learned that the foraging peaks of red-headed gulls in Kunming are only 9:00-11:00 and 14:00-17:00 every day, and they are not active at other times. Therefore, in order to hurry up and start, we decided to Lunch was skipped, anyway, breakfast was late and rich, and everyone was not hungry at the moment.
The "ducks" in Kunming are mainly "Cuihu Park" and "Haigeng Dam". We drove to Cuihu Lake and wasted some time looking for a parking space. It was already 16:55 when we rushed to the lakeside. At this moment, the red-billed gulls seem to have been fed by tourists, and they are resting on the lake in dense numbers, only a few are still flying in the sky. We bought some "gull food" and held it high in our palms, but they refused to pay attention to it. Only when we threw a lot of "gull food" into the air, they would fly over to compete for food. Around 17:30, as if there was a unified order, the red-billed gulls began to take off one after another, circling the lake, and when they reached a sufficient height, they all flew away in the same direction. It is said that they were going to Dianchi Lake for the night. The noisy Cuihu Lake suddenly became very quiet. There was not a single gull or bird left on the lake, and the tourists all dispersed.

It was already dinner time, and Dad used his mobile phone to search and found that "Hui Xiangxi Building" outside the west gate of Cuihu Park had a good reputation, so we walked there. This restaurant has a very good business. There was no table when we first arrived. After a while, we were arranged to eat at a table in the outdoor courtyard. "Fenix ​​Xilou" focuses on Yunnan flavor, and the dishes are excellent in color, aroma and taste. There is a kind of steamed stuffed bun called "Po Crispy Bun", which is especially delicious. It's just that the price of the dishes is a little expensive, but Bao Pa thinks it's worth the money.

2018.12.19 (D8), went to Dali today, but because of the baby, all our actions were relatively slow, and we only checked out and set off at 10:30. First, I bought supplies at the nearby "Walmart", bought boxes of mineral water and baby diapers, and bought some food, mainly Kunming's specialty "Flower Cake", which everyone said was delicious. The supermarket customer service praised the baby for its cuteness, and gave him a flannel white rabbit. The baby liked it very much, and then he always took it with him, and he always had the little white rabbit to accompany him when he slept.

Drive west along the G56 Hangrui Expressway. At 13:30, stop by the "Chuxiong Service Area" for lunch. The buffet dishes are very rich, 35 yuan per person, and everyone is full. The baby couldn't bear to ride for a long time, and stayed in the "Dajing Parking Area" in Xiangyun County at 15:16. The baby had to take the "little white rabbit" with him when he got off the car to "release the wind". At 15:44, it drove through the Yunnan Station service area in Xiangyun County without stopping. "Yunnan Post" is the earliest place called "Yunnan" in history, which means "South of Colorful Clouds". As early as the Han Dynasty, Yunnan County was set up here, and it was called Yunnan County in Jin Dynasty. An ancient village in Xiangyun County.

Leave Hangrui Expressway at 16:32, turn right, enter G5611 Dali Expressway and head north, then get off at the Dali East (Yunlang) toll station and enter Dali City (Xiaguan Town). At 16:42, I passed a tall tower. I thought it was the control tower of Dali Airport, but I later found out that it was a tourist facility of "Longshan Park". Arrive at the "Binhai Avenue" on the south bank of the "Erhai Lake" at 17:00. From here, the view of the Erhai Lake to the north is the most vast.

There is a "Haixin Pavilion" nearby, which is the core scenic spot of Erhai Park. The long trestle bridge extends from the side of the "Binhai Avenue" into the Erhai Lake. Viewing corridor. The pavilions with yellow glazed tiles are matched with the long bridge with red railings. In the distance are the Erhai Lake and Cangshan Mountain under the blue sky and white clouds. The beautiful scenery fascinated Baoma, and she repeatedly praised Dali as more beautiful than Xiamen.

The red-billed gulls in Erhai Lake are also a beautiful scenery. Like the red-billed gulls in Kunming, they also fly from Siberia in late autumn every year, spend the winter in the beautiful Erhai Lake, and fly back to the far north in the early spring of the next year. Dali is located in the west, and it gets dark late. Although it is around 17:30 at the moment, the red-billed gulls in Erhai Lake are still active. As soon as we lifted the bread in our hands, they flew over one by one to fight for it. , and sometimes whole chunks of bread were snatched away by them.

There is a cruise ship pier next to the Haixin Pavilion. It is the off-season for tourism. After we bought the tickets and waited for a long time, no one boarded the boat again. A yacht that can accommodate 30 to 40 people eventually became a chartered boat for our family. . When I stayed on the shore, I didn’t feel the wind was strong, but when I entered the depths of the Erhai Lake, I encountered strong wind and waves. I felt a little unstable when standing and taking pictures. It is really rare to have such a large water surface on a plateau at an altitude of 2,000 meters. Looking at the west bank of the Erhai Lake from the boat, I suddenly saw a magnificent cloudscape appearing over the "Cangshan Mountain". The Canger area is known as the "Looking at the husband cloud". It is rumored that whenever it appears over the Cangshan Mountain, the surface of the Erhai Lake will be windy. Whether what you see is "looking at your husband's cloud".

Youba drove to the ancient city of Dali and stayed at the "Shihuashe" Inn outside the south gate of the city. It is also called "Shihuashe (Global Travel Photography Dali Station)", and its main business is travel photography. It may be for this reason that the lighting arrangement in the guest room is very suitable for taking pictures, and the baby and the mother took many beautiful photos using this opportunity. Today's lunch was too late and too full, and everyone was too lazy to go out at night, so we used the "flower cake" brought from Kunming with tea, which was a makeshift dinner.

On December 20, 2018 (D9), "Shihuashe" provides breakfast, rice porridge, steamed dumplings, and fruits. After eating, we went around the inn. The east, north and west sides of "Shihuashe" are contiguous new houses, many of which are hotels and inns. Only a large piece of wasteland remains on the south side, but it is said that all of them have been purchased by the boss and will continue to be developed in the future. From this position to the west, you can see the snow-capped Cangshan Mountain. Dali also has the saying of "wind, flowers, snow and moon", which are called "Xiaguan wind, Shangguan flowers, Cangshan snow, and Erhai moon". We experienced the "Xiaguan wind" yesterday, and today we saw "Cangshan snow".

Around 10:00, check out of "Shihuashe" and drive to the ancient city of Dali. The baby also hurriedly took his little white rabbit. I have visited the ancient city of Dali twice in the past: the first time was in 1999, I drove to Zhongdian (now known as Shangri-La) and passed Dali, mainly visiting the Three Pagodas and Butterfly Spring. The second time was in 2006, when I lived in the city for four days, I walked through the entire ancient city of Dali. The ancient city of Dali is square, and the four towers are South Gate, North Gate, Erhai Gate (East Gate) and Cangshan Gate (West Gate). The south and north ends; the east gate (Erhai Gate) and the west gate (Cangshan Gate) are staggered at an angle, Erhai Gate is located at the east end of "Renmin Road", and Cangshan Gate is located at the west end of "Yu'er Road". There is also an east-west "Huguo Road" between Renmin Road and Yu'er Road. Because the shops and restaurants on the street are popular with foreigners, it is commonly known as "Foreigner Street". In 2006, I saw that the owners of some western restaurants on this street were foreigners. I also asked an Australian tourist, and he praised the authentic western food here.

Arrive at the south gate of the ancient city at 10:20. The city tower, also known as Cheng'en Tower, was built in the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty, but the ancient buildings have long since disappeared. The existing tower was rebuilt in the 1980s. The South Gate is recognized as the first of the four gates in the ancient city of Dali, and it is also the first choice for shooting "A Tour in Dali". We also set up a tripod and took a family portrait.

The Fuxing Road inside the South City Gate is the main road of Dali Ancient City, and it is also the most prosperous block in the ancient city. We walked northward along Fuxing Road, and first came to the intersection of "Red Dragon Well". Honglongjing is an old street, with many wells along the street since ancient times, and a clear stream from Cangshan Mountain flowing along the ancient street. Xiaojing is recognized as the second most beautiful scenery in the ancient city after Foreigner Street. I lived near this small street in 2006. Every day I go in and out, I can see the beautiful scenery of "clear spring stones, flowers blooming everywhere". Come again today, because everyone in the company was in a hurry to go to Foreigner Street, so I only took a photo at the street entrance, and then continued on.

After the Red Dragon Well is the "Wuhua Building", which was first built in the Nanzhao Kingdom (Tang Dynasty). However, with the passage of time, the Wuhua Building has been repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The last Wuhua Building in history was in the early Ming Dynasty It was built in 1999, but unfortunately it was demolished during the "Cultural Revolution". The Wuhua building seen today was built in 1998. It is more than 20 meters high and has four floors. The first floor is a pedestal, and the upper three floors are buildings.

Continue northbound and walk to the intersection of (Renmin Road/Fuxing Road) at 11:06. There is a McDonald’s here, and there is KFC further ahead. There is a big flowering tree at the intersection of this place, which is said to be cherry blossoms. In the past, only cherry blossoms were known as the national flower of Japan. Only when I came to Dali did I realize that the real hometown of cherry blossoms is China. Japanese cherry blossoms were also introduced from my country during the Tang Dynasty. The cherry blossom in front of me is a local variety in Dali, called "Winter Cherry Blossom", and the flowering period is at its peak in December every year.

I finally came to Foreigner Street, but I was very disappointed. The whole street was being refurbished and reconstructed. It was deserted and there were few pedestrians, let alone foreigners. In September 2006, I saw foreigners all over the streets in the ancient city of Dali. When I came back this time, I walked along the South Gate → Fuxing Road → Foreigner Street → Boai Road → Boai Gate in the most prosperous area of ​​the ancient city. Seeing a foreigner, is it because it is not the peak tourist season?

Boai Road also runs north-south, and is located on the west side alongside Fuxing Road. The cherry blossoms on the sidewalk are very beautiful. This street is not as lively as Fuxing Road. Most of the shops on the street sell daily necessities. I guess they mainly serve the permanent residents of the ancient city. In addition to the four city gates with towers in the east, west, south and north, there are actually many gates without roofs in the ancient city of Dali. Bo'ai Gate is one of them. It is side by side with the south gate and faces south. For lunch, I deliberately chose a courtyard-style Bai restaurant to taste the flavor of the Bai nationality, but Baobao cared more about the small fish in the fish tank in the courtyard.

Leave Dali Ancient City at 14:10, drive straight to Lijiang, first take National Highway G214, then transfer to Dali Expressway G5611, and stop at the "Niu Street Parking Area" in Eryuan County at 15:28, mainly to let the baby "release". Continuing on the road, we saw the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain at 16:15, and soon passed the Jiuhe parking area, which is the Yulong Naxi Autonomous County belonging to Lijiang City. At 16:35, stop at the "Lashihai Service Area" and refuel. The service area is located on the hillside with a very wide field of vision, and you can clearly see the beautiful scenery of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Lashihai.

Arrive at Shuhe Ancient Town in Lijiang City at 17:35 and check in at "Ai Jinrong Boutique Inn". The overall environment of this inn is good, especially the balcony on the top floor can overlook the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, but there is no heating and air conditioning, and the geothermal heating is not effective. After settling down for a while, go to Lijiang Old Town to enjoy the night view. For dinner, we will taste "Steam Stone Pot Fish" next to the ancient city. The owner of the shop is from Lugu Lake. They are a young Mosuo couple. Carved and polished into a pot shape, with a valve at the bottom, the boss first cleaned the stone pot with steam, then put the fish fillets, ingredients, and water into the pot, covered with a straw hat and let the steam flow in from the bottom of the pot, after a loud noise (about 3 ~5 minutes), the soup is milky white and the fish soup with strong taste is ready to eat.

2018.12.21 (D10), I climbed up to the top floor of the inn alone in the morning and looked at it. At my feet was a large area of ​​houses with gray tiles and white walls, bathed in golden sunlight, and the snow-capped Jade Dragon Snow Mountain could be seen in the distance. The scenery is indeed very beautiful. This place should be located on the outer edge of "Shuhe" town, with all new houses in sight, so it is better to say it is a "new village" than an ancient town. After watching it, we went to have breakfast. The content was very simple. Everyone complained that the room was too cold, so we decided not to stay longer.

10:30 Depart for Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which is the most southerly snow mountain in the northern hemisphere. The main peak "Fan Steep" is 5596 meters above sea level, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round. Arrive at the "Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Tourist Service Center" at 11:35. All foreign vehicles must be parked here, and tourists will transfer to scenic traffic vehicles to enter the mountain. The service center has traffic vehicles of different lines, which can send tourists to different scenic spots and different cableways in the scenic area. This place is located at the foot of the main peak of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and the scenery is quite good. After we parked the car, we first strolled here and took pictures. The baby pointed out the country and was impassioned.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain has three large, medium and small climbing cableways, which are located in different positions of the snow mountain. Among them: the large cableway is called "Glacier Park Cableway", with a total length of 2914 meters and a vertical height difference of 1150 meters. Visitors can take the cableway from the "lower station" at an altitude of 3350 meters to the upper station of the cableway (4506 meters above sea level) directly below the main peak of the snow mountain "Fanzidou", and then walk along the plank road to an altitude of 4680 meters (the opening of Glacier Park for tourism) The highest point), close contact with the ice and snow on the top of the mountain; the middle cableway is called "Yakping Cableway", with a total length of 1,200 meters and a vertical height difference of 360 meters, which can reach Maoniuping at an altitude of about 3,600 meters; the small cableway is called "Yunshanping Cableway" , with a total length of about 1,000 meters and a height difference of 300 meters, it can reach Yunshanping, which is about 3,200 meters above sea level. The "Glacier Park Cableway" is the most distinctive tourist project of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, but it cannot take place at the moment because the cableway is closed due to the winter wind. The rest of Yak Ping and Yunshan Ping are the lawns under the snow peak: Yak Ping is far away, with an area of ​​about 16 square kilometers, and the cableway is an open basket with a limit of 2 people; Smaller, the funicular is a fully enclosed 8-passenger gondola. Because we had a baby with us, we chose to go to Yunshanping Scenic Area, which is closer and the cableway is safer.
There are different departure points for the traffic vehicles of different lines. To Yunshanping, you have to get on the bus at the departure point of Blue Moon Valley. There is a catering center attached here, which provides various Chinese and Western fast food. We decided to have lunch first and chose "Guoqiao Rice Noodles", which is a Yunnan specialty and tastes quite good. After dinner, take the bus, pass through the "Blue Moon Valley" first, and arrive at the "down station" of the Yunshanping Cableway at 13:47. There are not many tourists in the off-season, so there is basically no need to queue.

Yunshanping is hidden in the deep mountains, surrounded by tall spruces. The cable car only takes about 5 minutes to reach the "upper station". After getting off the cable car, you can walk more than 800 meters in the dense forest. , This is "Yunshanping". Yunshanping was once a holy place for Naxi young men and women to flee for love. It is called "Youwu Pavilion" in Naxi language, which means "the place where love dies". My dad and I came here in 1999. It was rainy at that time, and the mountains were covered with clouds and mist, and the snow-capped mountains could not be seen. Today, the sky is clear and the snow-capped mountains can be seen very clearly. We also took a self-portrait of our family on the lawn of the snow-capped mountains. The spruce tree is tall and its fruit is also big. Bao Ma picked up a big fir fruit and was very proud of it, and brought it back to Xiamen.

Leave Yunshanping at 15:40, take the cableway down the mountain, and then transfer to the (Yunshanping-Blue Moon Valley) shuttle bus to Blue Moon Valley. Blue Moon Valley is an artificial landscaping. When I came here in 1999, I saw that the river valley under Yunshanping Mountain was being dammed to create a lake landscape. It is today's Blue Moon Valley. The water in the Blue Moon Valley comes from the glacier on the snow-capped mountains. Because of its pure texture, it can show a jewel-like blue color, and because the valley is crescent-shaped, the scenic spot is named "Blue Moon Valley".

Leave Blue Moon Valley at 16:30, take the scenic spot bus back to the "service center", and then transfer to our own car to go to Lijiang city. Baoba has booked "Lige Holiday Hotel" with his mobile phone, which is located in the urban area. Flower Street. 17:10 The route is "Ganhaizi", which was originally an alpine ice-eroded lake (Haizi). Later, due to climate change, the lake shrank and eventually dried up, turning into a vast meadow. "Ganhaizi". We drove the car off the highway and entered the big meadow to take pictures. In the distance were the rolling snow-capped mountains, and nearby were covered with pastures and bushes. It was very interesting for the baby to take pictures of the snow-capped mountains and meadows alone.

Checked into "Lige Holiday Hotel" at 18:20. The room is quite large, the heating and air conditioning is also powerful, and it is also equipped with a humidifier, which makes me feel very comfortable. For dinner, I ate fish fillet hot pot at the nearby "Tuojiang Yufu". I ordered a live fish called "grouper", but it was obviously not the seawater "grouper" in Xiamen, but mullet in fresh water, Dali It is called snake fish, and its scientific name is "snakehead". A hot pot set meal will fill everyone up.

2018.12.22 (D11), today I plan to go to Tiger Leaping Gorge, located in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, about 80 kilometers away from Lijiang City. My dad and I visited Tiger Leaping Gorge in 1999. The scenic spot is very small, and it doesn’t take much time to walk around. According to my original plan, I should start as early as possible in the morning. After the Tiger Leaping Gorge tour, I went directly to Dali. I still have time to visit in the afternoon. Dali Three Pagodas. However, Bao Ma felt very comfortable staying in "Lige Holiday Hotel" and hoped to stay one more night, so today's itinerary was changed to visit Tiger Leaping Gorge in the morning, return to Lijiang after the tour, and visit the ancient city of Lijiang again. In this way, I have plenty of time today, and I didn’t go to breakfast until 9:30. Lige Holiday Hotel’s free breakfast has a lot of content, especially a variety of Western-style pastries. This should be due to the fact that the hotel also operates a pastry bakery. Everyone is full, and today’s lunch can be skipped.

Depart for Tiger Leaping Gorge at 11:15, get on the G5611 Dali Expressway at "Lijiang West" at 11:26, get off at the "Baihanchang" toll station at 11:44, turn into National Highway G214, and drive north along the east bank of the Jinsha River. At 11:56, we saw Jade Dragon Snow Mountain again. We are now on the west side of Snow Mountain (yesterday we were on the east side of Snow Mountain). At 12:00, drive through the "three rivers of the Jinsha River", and at 12:12, you can see two snow mountains at the head of the "Songyuan Bridge". The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is relatively close, and it is located on the east bank of the Jinsha River. , Tiger Leaping Gorge is located between these two snow mountains.

"Songyuan Bridge" is the boundary bridge between Lijiang and Diqing. The east of the bridge belongs to Lijiang, and the west of the bridge is Shangri-La County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Drive across the bridge to the west bank, continue to go north along the national highway G214, and at 12:33, you can see a small river in front of you. It is the Shuoduogang River, a tributary of the Jinsha River. It originates in Chulicuo, Shangri-La County, at the mouth of Tiger Leaping Gorge. It flows into the Jinsha River nearby, and the locals call it "Chongjiang River" because it "rushes" into the Jinsha River here. There is a building next to the confluence of two rivers that looks like a "turtle shell", which is the tourist service center of Tiger Leaping Gorge Scenic Area.

Arrive at the visitor center at 12:36, where there is a sculpture of a tiger taking off, looking up at the majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and the Jinsha River Bridge on the Xiang (Gri-La)-Li (Jiang) Expressway under construction. After buying the ticket, continue to move forward, and arrive at the parking lot of the scenic spot at 12:58. "Tiger Leaping Gorge" is just below the parking lot. In 1999, the parking lot was far less spacious than it is now. There were only steep stone steps leading down from the parking lot to the river. Today, it has been greatly improved. Not only is there a steel frame staircase, it is convenient and safe to walk up and down. Yes, and the escalator is already under construction, so it will be more convenient to visit in the future.

Tiger Leaping Gorge is located in Tiger Leaping Gorge Town, Shangri-La City. The Jinsha River, which has traveled thousands of miles, flows through here and is suddenly confronted by two mountains, Yulong and Haba. It's like an enraged white dragon running wildly in the canyon, and there is a 13-meter-high boulder dominating the center of the river, which divides the mighty river into two. Shocking. There are local rumors that a tiger once jumped over the Jinsha River through this huge rock in the middle of the river, so the stone is called "Tiger Leaping Stone", and the gorge is named "Tiger Leaping Gorge".

The steel-framed stairs are strong and wide, and it is easy to go all the way down. The baby was still "riding a big horse" at first, but after riding for a while, he became interested and insisted on walking on his own. The canyon is deep and the sun is difficult to direct, and the cold wind in winter is quite bitter. Everyone feels a little chilly, which also paved the way for our subsequent itinerary.

13:30 Go down to the bottom of the ladder, and many viewing platforms have been built along the river, which did not exist in 1999, when there was only a narrow path along the river. The baby seemed extremely excited, and ran around on the viewing platform without listening to the adults' instructions. The guardrails of the viewing platform were not tight enough for his small body. Dad hurriedly grabbed him and "rided the big horse", but the baby did not I don't appreciate it and weep loudly.

Return to the parking lot at 13:49, including up and down, and only stay in the scenic spot for about 50 minutes in total. However, the essence of self-driving tour is not only to "check in" at the scenic spot, but also to have a lot of fun while driving. Tiger Leaping Gorge is nearly 2,000 meters above sea level, and the vertical height difference of the steel-framed stairs is about 70 meters. For me, a 78-year-old "old donkey" at the time, going up was much more difficult than going down, and I had to stop many times on the way. respite. Tiger Leaping Gorge is divided into three sections: Upper Tiger Leap, Middle Tiger Leap, and Lower Tiger Leap, with a total length of 17 kilometers. The current scenic spot is only a small section of "Upper Tiger Leap", but it is also the narrowest part of the entire Grand Canyon. It is only 30 meters wide at its narrowest point.
There is a tunnel at the end of the parking lot. The road passes through the tunnel to the middle and lower tiger jumps. We decided to find out. However, when the car arrived at the tunnel entrance, it saw a "reminder" from the scenic spot, informing that the other end of the tunnel was not within the scope of the scenic spot and that the road conditions were not good. It is recommended to proceed cautiously and at your own risk. After deliberation, everyone decided to continue moving forward, and immediately turned back when they found something was wrong. So, we drove through the tunnel, and what we saw at both ends was quite different. One side of the scenic spot is a flat road and a wide parking lot. There are long longitudinal cracks, and half of the road along the river has obviously settled in the direction of the Jinsha River. Dad Bao didn't dare to drive any further, so we turned around before we got out of the "Shanghu Leaping" area and went straight back to Lijiang.

Then take the National Highway G214, cross the "Songyuan Bridge" at 15:52 to enter the Lijiang area, pass "Baihanchang" to Dali Expressway at 16:12, get off at "Lijiang West" at 16:32 and enter the urban area of ​​Lijiang, and drive directly to Lijiang. It took a lot of time to find a parking space outside the ancient city, and it was already the beginning of the lights when entering the city. Compared with the memories left by my father and I when we came here in 1999, the current ancient city has changed a lot. Back then, I felt that there were small bridges, flowing water, narrow streets along the river, and small and dilapidated houses. Today On the other hand, the old look has been changed with a new look, the streets have been significantly widened, and the shops are all new houses.

When I came to the ancient city in 1999, there were two places that impressed me the most, "Sifang Street" and "Dashi Bridge", and I also went to visit them this time. The ancient city of Lijiang should actually be called "Dayan Ancient City", which was built in the Southern Song Dynasty more than 800 years ago. The "Sifang Street" square is the center of the ancient city. Stone roads converge here from different directions in the city. From the distant era to the period of the Republic of China, this place has been the meeting place for caravans from all walks of life on the Yunnan-Tibet Tea-Horse Road. When I came to the ancient city in 1999, it was also the "commercial center" that most attracted tourists. The square was lined with stalls selling local specialties and various handicrafts, and hawkers in ethnic costumes shouted loudly to attract customers. Back then we also had dinner in a small shop next to Sifang Street. The two-story building was all wooden, old and dilapidated. When we went upstairs, we felt that the stairs and the floor would vibrate. The area of ​​the current square has increased significantly, and the surrounding houses are all new. It is guessed that they are all reinforced concrete frames, which must be much more secure than before.

The "Big Stone Bridge" is not far from Sifang Street. It was built by the chieftain of the Mu family in the Ming Dynasty, and it has been five or six hundred years ago. The bridge is double-holed and has an all-stone structure. Because it is the largest stone arch bridge in the ancient city, it is directly named "Big Stone Bridge". In 1999, I saw two small restaurants near Qiaotou, and had a Naxi breakfast in one of them. Today there are still two restaurants here, but the scale has been greatly expanded, and the surrounding area is much more lively. We chose to have dinner at one of them. It was cold and the tables were placed in the open air. We decided to eat hot pot, which was still Naxi style. It was already dark after the meal, so we returned directly to "Lige Holiday Hotel".

2018.12.23 (D12), according to the plan re-established yesterday, today should go to Dali, visit the "Three Pagodas", and then go to Tengchong. However, probably because of the cold wind blowing in the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the baby felt unwell, had a fever, and had "plateau red" on his cheeks in the morning, so he had to temporarily change the plan and decided not to swim the "Three Pagodas" after arriving in Dali. When going to Tengchong, stay in the hotel to rest and make further arrangements according to the specific situation.
The plan changed again, and the time seemed loose again. I spent the whole morning resting in the "Lige Holiday Hotel", checked out at 12:00, and drove to Dali. Get on the G5611 Dali Expressway at "Lijiang West" at 12:15, and stop at the "Jianhu Service Area" in Jianchuan County at 12:50. Dad gets off the car to find boiled water to make milk powder for the baby. The Jianhu service area is quite large, with a super-wide parking lot, restaurants, supermarkets, and an arcade across the road, which can connect the two-way service areas on both sides of the road. "Sword Lake" is on the side of the service area, with lakes and mountains, and the scenery is quite good.

Keep going, get off the expressway at the "Dengchuan" toll station at 13:45, turn to the national highway G214 (West View Line) and head south, heading towards the ancient city of Dali. At 14:32, we arrived at the "Yifang Boutique Hotel" located not far from the northeast corner of the ancient city, where Dad Bao booked accommodation. The hotel rooms are clean and tidy, and there is a viewing terrace. Because I don’t plan to go out today, I sit on the terrace in my spare time to bask in the sun and enjoy the scenery. You can have a panoramic view of the nearby Bai folk houses and the snow-capped Cangshan in the distance. The hotel has a restaurant open to the public. The chefs are skilled. We eat in the hotel for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

2018.12.24 (D13), the baby no longer has a fever this morning after taking the cold medicine bought yesterday, but everyone decided to be more conservative after discussion, and continue to stay in the hotel today to rest. We were able to travel this time mainly because both Bao Dad and Bao Mom happened to have the opportunity to take a long vacation. According to my original plan, this trip will go to Tengchong, Yingjiang, Ruili, Lunan Stone Forest, Fuxian Lake . However, because the baby is in trouble, we are now faced with two choices: one is to go to Tengchong tomorrow as originally planned, which is mainly based on the fact that the baby has generally recovered and we can "gamble"; the other is to return to Xiamen as soon as possible to avoid Out of season. Baoma insists on going back to Xiamen. We have a principle. When it comes to babies, we usually let Baoma "Have the last word". So I suggest: visit Chongsheng Temple and see the Three Pagodas tomorrow morning, then drive to Kunming, stay overnight in Kunming, and the day after tomorrow Visit Dianchi Lake in the morning and watch seagulls, and take a flight back to Xiamen in the afternoon. Everyone has no objections, Bao Dad immediately booked a flight ticket from Kunming to Xiamen in the afternoon of December 26 (the day after tomorrow). Because it is the off-season of tourism, it is not difficult to get air tickets.
Since checking into the hotel until noon today, the baby mother and child have never left the guest room, and the three meals are taken to the restaurant by the baby's father and brought back to the room. The large floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows of this hotel room are very powerful. The winter sun shines directly into the room, making it warm and comfortable, especially suitable for babies to nurse. The baby can't go out, so he has to find fun and play in the water to pass the time.

At noon, the whole family goes to the restaurant to eat together. After the meal, let the baby "let the wind" and walk around the hotel. The location of the hotel is called "Miwan Tourism and Culture Town", which is located on the only way from Dali Ancient City to Caicun Wharf. I lived in the ancient city for a short time in 2006. I went to Caicun Wharf to take a boat trip to the Erhai Lake. All I saw when I passed by here were farmlands, but now they have become buildings in the style of the Bai people with white walls and small bridges. Some of the charm of Suzhou gardens.

2018.12.25 (D14), after waking up in the morning, the baby is fine except for the occasional cough. Everyone decided to implement the plan agreed on yesterday. Today, we will visit Chongsheng Temple first, and then go to Kunming. Chongsheng Temple was founded in the early period of Nanzhao Kingdom (Tang Dynasty) in Yunnan, and flourished in the subsequent Dali Dynasty (Song Dynasty). Nine emperors of Dali Kingdom successively went to Chongsheng Temple to become monks. Therefore, the Chongsheng Temple in history was once grand and magnificent. However, as time passed, Chongsheng Temple also experienced many natural disasters and man-made disasters. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were only three pagodas left in the original glorious temple. People said that "Chongsheng Temple has pagodas but no temples". From the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, Chongsheng Temple has undergone large-scale reconstruction. First, the "Jianji Bell Tower" behind the Three Pagodas was restored, and then the "Rain Tong Guanyin Hall" was rebuilt behind the bell tower. In 2003, it was even more A large-scale overall restoration project of Chongsheng Temple was launched, and a large area of ​​buildings, terraces, halls, and pavilions reappeared on the ancient ruins behind the "Rain Tong Guanyin Temple". The entire antique building complex covers an area of ​​about 600 mu. The construction area of ​​which is more than 20,000 square meters. At the same time, the temple gate and Garuda Square of Chongsheng Temple were built using the open space in front of the Three Pagodas. The reconstruction project was completed in April 2005, and the "Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Cultural Tourism Area" was built into a national AAAAA Scenic area.
Chongsheng Temple is not far from "Yifang Boutique Hotel". We checked out and set off at 11:10, and drove northward along the "Dali Line" next to the hotel for about 800 meters, then turned left and entered the 1.4-kilometer-long "Chongsheng Road", and then go straight to the end is the main entrance of Chongsheng Temple. There is a small circular square in front of the gate, which is the "Golden Bird Square". The cultural relics are enlarged and copied. There is a stone tablet in front of the temple gate, indicating that the "Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple" is a key cultural relic protection unit of the State Council.

Entering the temple gate, you will face the majestic three pagodas, one big and two small. The main tower of the three pagodas is called "Qianxun Pagoda", which was built during the Nanzhao Kingdom (Tang Dynasty). It has a square appearance, 16 floors, and dense eaves. This pagoda has obvious charm of Tang Pagoda, and its shape is quite similar to Xi'an Big and Small Wild Goose Pagoda. The two small pagodas are almost identical, and they guard the main pagoda from the south and north sides. They were both built during the Dali Kingdom (Song Dynasty). .

On the right front of the tower area is the "Shadow Pool", which was built in 1997. It is the best place to take pictures of the reflection of the three towers. In 1999, Dad Bao took a picture by the pool. At that time, there was no wind and the level was like a mirror. The reflection was even more beautiful than the real scene of the Three Pagodas. At this moment, I revisited the old place, and Dad Bao took pictures by the pool again. He was alone back then, but now he is a family of three. However, the fly in the ointment is that there is a strong wind today, the water surface is full of wrinkles, and there is no reflection.

After taking the photo, head to the bell tower, where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the baby is also vigorous and heroic, "riding a big horse" against the strong wind. The existing bell tower of Chongsheng Temple was rebuilt in 1997, and there is a huge bell inside. It was also recast in 1997 with reference to the ancient bell of Chongsheng Temple described in historical documents. The original big bell of Chongsheng Temple was cast during the Jianji period of Nanzhao State, and it is called "Nanzhao Jianji Great Bell", and the time is equivalent to the Tang Dynasty. According to records from the Ming Dynasty, there were still five major relics in the Chongsheng Temple during the Ming Dynasty: the Three Pagodas, the Hongzhong, the Rain Bronze Avalokitesvara Statue, the Three Saints Gold Statue, and the "Buddha City" plaque. Among them, "Hongzhong" is "Nanzhao Jianji Great Bell". However, due to various reasons in later generations, only three towers of the five heavy weapons have been preserved, and the other four have disappeared. The bell tower is located behind the three towers. Standing on the platform in front of the building and looking back, the heights of the three towers seem to have little difference. This is an illusion caused by distance. close.

Behind the bell tower is the "Rain Copper Avalokitesvara Hall". Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms are popular in worshiping Avalokitesvara. As a royal temple, Chongsheng Temple worships Avalokitesvara. According to the Ming Dynasty document "Nanzhao Unofficial History", the "Rain Copper Guanyin" in Chongsheng Temple was cast in the second year of Emperor Zhaozong Guanghua (899 AD). Copper rain (slag) from the sky made up the gap, so the statue is called "Rain Copper Guanyin". During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Yutong Avalokitesvara Temple was destroyed by war, but the Avalokitesvara statue survived. However, this Buddha statue was doomed in the end. During the "Cultural Revolution", it was smashed and returned to the furnace as the "Four Olds". Today's Yutong Guanyin Hall was rebuilt in 1999 using the site of the original main hall. The bronze and gilt statue of "Rain Tongguanyin" in the hall was also carefully copied from the photos left in the late Qing Dynasty. The existing statue of Avalokitesvara is 8.6 meters high. It has both a kind and charming female face and a strong and straight male figure. It holds a clean bottle in its left hand and splashes nectar holy water in its right hand to save sentient beings. This shape is characteristic of the early Guanyin statues in the Dali area, and it corresponds to the transitional image of the Guanyin statues in the middle and late Nanzhao period from male to female.

Behind the Guanyin Hall is the main building of the Chongsheng Temple rebuilt after 2003. It takes a lot of time to walk through a large palace-style building. It is already after 13:00 and we have to rush back to Kunming. Big, worried that the baby would be in trouble again, so he didn't go any further, turned around and ended the trip to Chongsheng Temple.

Drive back to Kunming, take the national highway G214 to Xiaguan, then pass the Dali (Xiaguan) toll station and go east on the G56 Hangrui Expressway, and enter the Chuxiong service area at 15:54. Originally, I planned to have lunch, but because it is not a meal The order restaurant is not open, so I had to buy some steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings, etc. in the snack department, just to make up for it. Keep going, get off the expressway at "Kunming West" at 17:47, and stay at the "Runheng Hotel" on Renmin West Road in Kunming again at 18:15. We stayed here when we first came to Kunming a few days ago, and Bao Dad praised it Very cost-effective. There is a "Nujiang Grand Canyon Hotel" near the hotel, which has a restaurant called "Nujiang Renjia", where Dad chose to have dinner. The Nujiang Grand Canyon Hotel is operated by the Nujiang State Office in Kunming. I traveled alone in the Nujiang Grand Canyon in 2015, and left a good impression on the Nujiang River. Today, I have become attached to the Nujiang River again.
After dinner, I visited relatives with L.P. and Bao's father. The baby and Bao's mother stayed in the hotel to rest. The relatives in Kunming are my cousin, and those relatives in Anshun, Guizhou are all in the same family. She has warmly received her when I came to Kunming many times in the past. Become a "flash stop", and relatives have to come to a lightning visit when they meet.

2018.12.26 (D15), flight MU5781 back to Xiamen took off at 16:25, and today’s time is relatively ample. After checking out of the hotel in the morning, go to the Dianchi Lake Haigeng Dam to watch the red-billed gull, which is the "duck" that the baby never forgets. . For breakfast, some fritters are deliberately hidden, because according to the experience of feeding red-headed gulls twice before, we found that it is most suitable to use fritters. This is because gulls prefer to eat fritters. The son can only peck at it bite by bite, unlike a large piece of bread that is easily torn away. The red-billed gulls in Dianchi Lake also have two foraging peaks every day, 9:00-11:00 and 14:00-17:00. During this period, they are very active and actively interact with tourists. They stay at 11:00-13:00 Resting on the water is considered a lunch break. We got up late this morning, and our actions were procrastinated. We arrived at the Haigeng Dam around 10:40. When we first arrived, we saw gulls and birds overwhelming the sky. The birds are no longer flying. The baby wanted to feed the "duck" on a whim. Bao's father handed him a piece of cake, but he stuffed the cake into his mouth.

After leaving Haigeng Dam, we drove to "Yunnan Ethnic Village" for the purpose of buying "Flower Cake". Everyone said it was delicious and prepared to bring some back to Xiamen. An old Kunming from Haigeng Dam recommended to us the "Flower Cake" on the square of Ethnic Village. Jiahua Flower Cake" is praised as the most authentic. After buying the flower cakes, go directly to the Helen International Store of "Tianxiaxing Car Rental" to return the car, and then the customer service of Tianxiaxing will drive the original car to take us to "Kunming Changshui Airport". This is a service that has been negotiated at the time of car rental.

Arrive at the airport at 13:45, the time is still early, first have lunch in the airport lobby, and taste Yunnan's characteristic "Crossing Bridge Rice Noodles" again. We went through the security check and waited for the flight at 15:30, but the plane took off late and arrived in Xiamen around 20:00. The eldest daughter-in-law L.H. drove us to the airport to meet us and take us home. The pleasant trip to Yunnan and Guizhou came to an end.